Aerial toy.



Patented lune I2, I900. J. B. CRESSLER.

AERIAL TOY.

(Application filed Jan. 15, 1900.)

(No Model.)

Zf/ifzewwew NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH B. CRESSLER, OF FRIENDSVILLE, MARYLAND.

AERIAL TOY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 651,698, dated June 12, 1900.

Applicationfiled January 15,1900. Serial No.'1,587. (No model.)

To all whmn it many concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH B. CRESSLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Friendsville, in the county of Garrett and State of Maryland, have invented a new Aerial Toy; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the toy, showing parts thereof in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the sliding sleeve. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the flier.

1 indicates a rod which will preferably be square or of other non-circular shape in crosssection. At one end it is bent to form a loop a for convenience in holding the same when in use. As shown, the rod is spirally twisted almost its whole length, thereby forming a screw of rather coarse pitch. A sliding sleeve is indicated as a whole by2. This sleeve will preferably be formed of sheet metal folded upon itself around a suitable former to make the sleeve 1) of sufficient size to slide freely upon the rod 1. It is also provided with a protuberance c on each side, extending at substantially a right angle to the sleeve 1). The web portions (1 and e are two thicknesses of the metal, lying close together, and the upper edge of the web portion e inclines downwardly away from the sleeve 1). The web portion 01 can be firmly grasped with the thumb and the finger of the operator, and the protuberances c prevent it from slipping through between them.

The flier is indicated by 3 andis preferably made of sheet metal, having a central reinforced portion f, in-whieh is formed an opening g, corresponding in shape to the crossseotioual shape of the rod 1. The ends it of the flier are disk-shaped and are bent or bev eled in opposite directions to cause the flier to rise in the air when operated.

In operation the sleeve is first placed upon the rod and then the flier, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1. If now the web cl be grasped by the finger and thumb of one hand of the operator and the loop a, be grasped by the other hand and the sleeve be pushed up the rod or the rod pulled through the sleeve with a quick motion, the flier will be revolved on the rod rapidly and move toward the end thereof and when disengaged therefrom will fly through the air, its direction of flight depending upon the direction in which the rod is pointed.

Having described the invention, I claim In an aerial toy a rod having a coarse thread,

in combination with a flieradapted to be fitted over the rod and revolved thereby when moved lengthwise thereof, and a sleeve 1) adapted to slide freely upon the rod and having a web portion d and protuberances 0, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

J. B. CRESSLER.

Witnesses:

WM. H. H. FRIEND, G. V. GUARD. 

